This painting is encased at the back with boarding. In fully restored condition stiff re-line, cleaned and re-varnished some surface dirt and discoloured varnish now in evidence. There is pronounced and large scale craquelure to the sitters face which has collected dirt within the crevices and therefore is particulalry evident, minor re-touching to edges with some delicate infilling to old craquelure in the background, paint is slightly thin within the background and there is likely over painting around the front side of his face. The same effect of craquelure across his face is also evident within the hands and in one or two other isolated areas across his chest. Minor rubbing to edges of canvas with some transferrence of gilt paint along lower left hand edge, mostly along lower left hand edge. Odd suferficial surface scratch and abrasion, overally reasonable condition.

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